Personal Biography
Susan Klugman, MD, FACOG, FACMG, is Director, Reproductive and Medical Genetics, Program Director, Medical Genetics and Genomics Residency and Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology and Women’s Health and Pediatrics at Montefiore Einstein. Her clinical focus is on the evaluation of patients and families at risk for genetic disorders including those patients at risk for hereditary cancer syndromes. She also provides evaluations during pregnancy or preconception, including prenatal diagnosis and consultation for patients undergoing assisted reproductive technologies.
After completing her Bachelor of Science at Cornell University in 1984, Dr. Klugman attended New York University School of Medicine, earning her Doctor of Medicine in 1988. She pursued her postdoctoral training at Montefiore Einstein and Jacobi Medical Center, completing her obstetrics and gynecology residency in 1992 and serving as administrative chief resident in her final year. In 2002, she continued her medical training at Montefiore Einstein in medical genetics, completing the program in 2004.
Dr. Klugman’s research focuses on novel methods for prenatal screening, testing and diagnosis as well as the assessment of new modalities for the diagnosis and treatment of hereditary cancer syndromes. Her work has been published in peer-reviewed journals, book chapters and other print publications. She was the Reproductive Genetics Editor for Genetics in Medicine and has been a reviewer for journals such as the American Journal of Medical Genetics, Obstetrics and Gynecology and Prenatal Diagnosis. Dr. Klugman has spoken extensively at regional and national medical conferences, including more than 70 international and national invited presentations.
Dr. Klugman has served on the board of the American College of Medical Genetics since 2015 and will be President from 2023 to 2025. She has completed six-year terms on both the Committee on Genetics of the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the Residency Review Committee for Medical Genetics for the Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education. She is board certified in both obstetrics and gynecology and medical genetics and is listed in several medical directories including Who’s Who in Medical Sciences Education, Who’s Who in Academic Medicine, New York Magazine Best Doctors list, and Castle Connelly How to Find the Best Metro Area Doctors.